This weekend’s shootings bring the city to a total of 38 homicides this year. It remains lower than this time last year when Columbus had recorded 71 homicides.
Ein Johnson, 39, died from his injuries. The three other victims, one man and two women, are expected to survive, according to the Columbus Division of Police. No suspects have been arrested in either incident, and police are still investigating the circumstances that led to the violence. “Obviously we have had an uptick in shootings in the last week or two. We are cautiously optimistic, our numbers are still very low compared to last year’s one is way too many we don’t want any shootings in the city,” said Sgt. Joe Albert. “But we are optimistic that we are working closely with our community partners we are seeing a lot of cooperation with our residents calling in tips reaching out to detectives.
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